By David C. Hendrickson on Dec 05, 2023 12:05 am
United States policy toward Israel’s war in Gaza was neatly summarized by Secretary of State Antony Blinken on November 30: “Israel has one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world. It is capable of neutralizing the threat posed by Hamas while minimizing harm to innocent civilians. And it has an obligation to do so.” Read in browser »
By Stavroula Pabst on Dec 05, 2023 12:05 am
As conflicts ignite around the world, dragging on in Ukraine while sparking off in the Middle East, venture capital is banking on defense. Read in browser »
By Branko Marcetic on Dec 04, 2023 12:02 am
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to deny the war in Ukraine could have been ended mere months into the Russian invasion — and that the U.S. and U.K. governments worked to prevent this from happening. Read in browser »
By Responsible Statecraft on Dec 01, 2023 12:05 am
It speaks volumes that the death of Henry Kissinger, announced on Wednesday, drew major news obituaries that rivaled those of late American presidents' in length and depth. The news was met with equal parts of vitriol and paeans across social media, the former reflected in words like "war criminal" and "monster," the latter, "genius" and "master." Read in browser »
By Ben Armbruster on Nov 29, 2023 12:25 pm
If you have been paying even the tiniest bit of attention to the ins and outs of the Pentagon budget for the past two decades-plus, you would know that the Defense Department isn’t hurting financially. In fact, Congress has given the Pentagon so much money that it can’t even account for most of it. Read in browser »